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Churches, 1905

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The Tale for To-day. a Mission That Failed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 4

Mrs. Lynn felt her responsibility more than usual that morning. For four years she had been piloting her nephew, a young minister, past all kinds of matrimonial…

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Presbyterian

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The Presbyterian congregation at Queanbeyan has decided to give a call to the Rev. M. C. Pavell. A striking feature of the history of the…

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Methodist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

The Newtown District Christian Endeavour Union comprises eight societies, with a membership of 322 active, 48 associate, and 82 honorary, a decrease of 16 on the year. The junior…

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Roman Catholic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

The Very Rev. Father O'Dowd, late administrator of the Bathurst Cathedral parish. who has been appointed to Gulgong, was presented with, a purse of sovereigns and addresses from the laity…

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LOCAL & General News. Church Services. Sunday, September 3rd

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 2

CHRUCH of England: S. Alban's 10.30 a.m. (U.C.); CS., 2.30 p.m.; E., 7 p.m. S. Andrew's Kayuga, 3 p.m. St. Mark's, Aberdeen, 7.30 p.m…

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Churches and Land Taxes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 9

In the Taxation Court of Review on Friday, Cardinal Moran appealed against the land tax assessment of certain lands attached to the Cardi[?]l's Palace. The [?]estion of law involved…

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News of the Churches. Church of England

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 4
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Mr. George Faithfull, of Inveralochy. Goulburn, has given Bishop Barlow £1000 for his clergy pension scheme. The Goulburn Diocesan Council has…

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Principles Underlying the Church

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 12

More and more we are lengthening the time of human history and development. Some principles are so great that it takes a millennium to grasp and another to develop them. The greatest…

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The Methodist Church. Anniversary Celebrations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 5

Anniversary services in connection with the Methodist Church, East Maitland, were held on Sunday, the preacher being the Rev. S. V. Cock, of Newcastle. The afternoon service…

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St. Mary's Church. [?] Gift Night and Social

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 September 1905 · page 7

St. Mary's parish Hall last evening, at was described as a missionary gift night [?] social was held, with very successful re[?] The Rev. Arthur Killworth, B.A., LL.B…

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Re-opening of the Methodist School Hall

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 September 1905 · page 2

The Methodist School Hall has just been renovated and enlarged, at a cost, of £260, the contractor being Mr Henry Morris, of Singleton.Mr…

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Presbyterian

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 6

In one of the opening sermons of the new St. Andrew's Church in Brisbane, the pastor, the Rev. W. S. Macqueen, made a strong appeal for an open church during the…

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Methodist

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 6

More than a million and a half copies of the New Methodist Hymn Book were sold by the Methodist Publishing House in City-road London, in the first year of its issue,…

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Roman Catholic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 6

The church of St. Urbain, in Troyes, in the department of the Aube, the foundations of which were laid in the third century by Pope Urban IV., has only just been…

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Roman Catholic Ball

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 2

The final meeting of the Ladies' Committee of the recent ball in aid of St. Joseph's R. C. Church was held at the Presbytery on Wednesday afternoon, when…

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Roman Catholic Plenary Council

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 3

It is expected the deliberations of the Roman Catholic Plenary Council, now sitting at St. Patrick's College, Manly, will solemnly close on Sunday next, after High…

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